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GENERATIVE DESIGN

AUTODESK TORONTO

THE SPACE

Using AI to generate thousands of options from a single idea. Autodesk’s new office in Toronto is the first large scale living example of applying generative design to the design of an office layout.

THE APPROACH

We started with high-level goals and constraints and then used the power of computation to generate, evaluate, and evolve thousands of design options. This high-performing and novel work environment for Autodesk would not have been possible to create without this approach. 

THE RESULTS

The office consists of three floors including a highly visible street-level space set to inspire, engage and enable community collaboration and exploration.

  • Generative design responded with employees work style preferences to inform the creation of unique neighbourhoods with qualities and characteristics specific to the people

  • Conference rooms were placed into the plan based goals for daylight, privacy and views to the outside. The slope of this conference room allows daylight to bounce further into the space.

  • The central stairway connects doors 2 and 3 to facilitate cross-functional interaction.

  • The daylight simulation from the generative design informs the wall graphic and carpet design in the games rooms. 

THE PROCESS

Project Discover is a workflow for generative design for architecture. Designers or engineers start with design goals and constraints inputed into the software where it automatically generates, evaluates, and evolves a very large number of design options.